Josh Woods (footballer)

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Josh Woods
Personal information
Full name Josh Stanley Ronald Woods [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Skelmersdale, England
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 39
Youth career
Marine
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Marine 1 (0)
Clay Brow
2021– Accrington Stanley 85 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:14, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

Josh Stanley Ronald Woods (born 5 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley. [2]

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Early life

Woods was raised in Skelmersdale. [3] His father was a matchday steward at Liverpool. [3]

Career

Woods played for Marine's reserve side and scored on his first-team debut in a friendly on 15 October 2019 against Salford City. [4] He made his league debut on 19 October, [5] [6] and scored his first competitive goal in the Liverpool Senior Cup on 26 November. [7] He was the first player from the newly formed reserves team to play for the Marine first team. [8]

After playing in non-league for Clay Brow, and working as a barber, [3] Woods signed an initial one-year contract with Accrington Stanley in July 2021. [9] At the end of the 2023–24 season, a contract extension was triggered. [10]

Personal life

Woods is a Liverpool fan. [3] His older brother Dale is also a footballer. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 44. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Josh Woods at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "FA Cup: Liverpool fan Josh Woods ready to play against the Reds for Accrington". BBC Sport. 10 January 2025.
  4. ↑ @marineafc (21 October 2019). "What a moment for @_Josh_Woods_ being promoted from @Marinefcressies to the first team squad. Scoring against Salford in a friendly, then making his first team debut against Marske last Saturday! Could see the raw emotion of scoring, well done Josh #COYM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Marine | Appearances | Josh Woods | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Marine AFC 3-1 Marske United". www.merseysportlive.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Marine Football Club on Twitter". Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Swift revenge as the Marske slips away" – via PressReader.
  9. ↑ "SIGNING: Woods joins the Reds". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "UPDATE: Retained list". Accrington Stanley. 30 April 2024.


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